TYPES OF SHOTS

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TYPES OF SHOTS

USING SHOTS FROM BILLY STAR AND 1999 WILDFIRE

EXTREME WIDE SHOT

• The view is extremely far, to the point where the subject is almost not visible.
• Usually used as the first shot of the scene so the audience knows where the scene is set.
• Shows the entirety of the location, almost as if you would see the entirety of a stage at a play.
• Useful for when the action is spread out in the scene.
• Also can be called extra long shot or extreme long shot

WIDE SHOT

• Subject takes up the full frame, from head to toe (not always the whole width and height).
• You can see the whole of the character in detail, this allows directors to show what they wear, how they would look if you saw them on the street etc, helpful when making a viewer make a judgement of a character.
• Varys interpretation as some find may find a shot too wide to be a wide shot and some may find a shot too close up to be a wide shot.

CLOSE UP

• A feature or subject take up most of the frame.
• A close up of a person usually means a close up of there face but it can vary.
• Useful for showing detail and also for cut ins.
• Emphasises a persons emotional state.

EXTREME CLOSE UP

• The feature takes up all of the frame.
• Shows extreme details and emotions.
• BUT, too close to show general reactions or emotions as it usually zooms into one feature of a persons face.
• Also called XCU.

TWO-SHOT

• Useful for establishing the relationship between two characters.
• Introduces audience to a new character while also showing the relationship they have with another so an audience can create a judgement of the character.

MIDSHOT

• Useful for when a subject is talking without alot of emotion or intense concentration.
• Allows room for hand gestures and some movement.
• Almost as how you would see a person in flesh.